Part of Hiawatha light-rail to shut down this weekend
Construction work will shut down part of the Hiawatha light-rail line in Minneapolis from 11 p.m. Friday to 3:30 a.m. Monday.
The line operated by Metro Transit runs between downtown Minneapolis and the Mall of America in Bloomington. Last year it topped 10 million rides for the first time.
Metro Transit officials say the construction work involves lengthening rail platforms at stations to accommodate three-car trains, as well as doing some upgrades of intersection signals.
While the line is shut down, buses will substitute for trains between the 46th Street Station and the Mall of America Station. Trains will operate normally on the rest of the 12-mile line.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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